Definition

1. Adjective (Slang):

   • Completely exhausted or depleted: Used to describe a state of being utterly worn out, having no energy or resources left.
   • Completely broke or destitute: Describes having no money whatsoever; being penniless.

2. Adjective (Slang):

   • Just enough; neither more nor less: Refers to an amount that is precisely sufficient, with no excess or shortfall.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Làm việc cả ngày, tôi thấy xoắn cả người. (Working all day, I feel completely exhausted.)
  • Sau chuyến du lịch, nó xoắn cả tiền. (After the trip, he is completely broke.)
  • Tôi có số tiền vừa xoắn để mua vé. (I have just enough money to buy the ticket.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is informal and often carries a vivid, emphatic tone. It can be used to intensify the state of being depleted.
• "xoắn củ tỏi": A stronger, more vulgar slang variant meaning "completely and utterly exhausted" or "totally broke."

Variants and Related Words

• Xoắn xuýt (v): To twist or to be entwined. This is the standard, non-slang verb related to the physical action of twisting.
  • Hai sợi dây xoắn xuýt vào nhau. (The two strings are twisted together.)

Synonyms

• Exhausted: Drained of energy.
• Penniless: Having no money.
• Precisely enough: An exact, sufficient amount.

Related Idioms

• Xoắn cả tiền: To be completely out of money.
  • Cuối tháng, sinh viên thường xoắn cả tiền. (At the end of the month, students are often completely broke.)